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Weather in Suffolk, Virginia

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Suffolk, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
66%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Suffolk, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
L 45°H 73°
Suffolk, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    —
    93°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    —
    94°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    91°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    92°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    49%
    72°60°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    50%
    85°59°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    90°68°
Suffolk, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
40°60°80°6a12p6p12anow 51°high 73°low 45°
Suffolk, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 34°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the ssw.
Suffolk, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1015–1020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Suffolk, VA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Suffolk, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Suffolk, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Suffolk, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Suffolk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.